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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  4. Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    The collection contains correspondence of Joseph Thon and Theodor Grubner, representatives of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva. There are also personal letters from relatives of Jews in Poland to the Polish Jews in Geneva, reports regarding the situation of the Jews in Poland and lists of Jews from Poland.

  5. P.3 -Isaac Weissman Archive: Documentation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Lisbon

    P.3 -Yitzchak Weisman Archive: Documentation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Lisbon Isaac Weissman was the WJC representative in Lisbon; he was active in providing assistance to refugees and participating in rescue operations. This Record Group includes Weissman's correspondence from Portugal with the WJC office in New York, diplomatic representatives in Portugal and private individuals and other organizations, 1942-1967.

  6. Official documentation from Italian government offices from the World War II period

    Official documentation from Italian government offices from the World War II period - Correspondence between the Italian Foreign Ministry and various Italian embassies; - Italian Foreign Ministry reports regarding the situation of the Jews in Italy after the commencement of the Race Laws; - Correspondence between the Italian Foreign Ministry and the army regarding the situation of the Jewish refugees under Italian protection.

  7. Documentation regarding the negotiations held by Saly Mayer with SS representatives in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal, the negotiations held by the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada with SS represen

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Documentation regarding the negotiations held by Saly Mayer with SS representatives in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal, the negotiations held by the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada with SS representatives, the discussions between Saly Mayer and the head of the Red Cross organization, and other matters, 1945-1949 - Documentation regarding the "ARBA" [?] negotiations held by Saly Mayer with SS representatives in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal, whose aim was the rescue of Jews in Europe; - Documentation regarding additional m...

  8. Survey of the condition of the Jews in Nazi-occupied countries, Eretz Israel and neighboring countries, as reported in the Nazi and local press and by witnesses, October 1943

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • צרור רשימות 18/49

    Survey of the condition of the Jews in Nazi-occupied countries, Eretz Israel and neighboring countries, as reported in the Nazi and local press and according to eye-witnesses, October 1943 Poland: Riots in the Bialystok Ghetto and the Lodz Ghetto including burning of factories, breaking down of walls and joining the partisans; liquidation of the Bochnia Ghetto; deportation of Jews to annihilation; the Bedzin affair and deception of the Jews by the Germans; the exhibition "The Jewish World Plague" in Krakow; Denmark: The Jews of Denmark and the reaction of the Danish and Swedish population; ...

  9. M.16 - Collection of the Joodsche Coordinatie Commissie (Jewish Coordination Committee-JCC) of Dutch Jewry in Geneva, 1943-1960

    M.16 - Collection of the Joodsche Coordinatie Commissie (JCC-Jewish Coordination Committee) of Dutch Jewry in Geneva, 1943-1945 The Coordination Committee for the Jews of the Netherlands in Switzerland was established in 1943 at the initiative of several of the Dutch refugees in Switzerland, including Mr. M. Gans. The owner of a jewelry and antiquities business in Amsterdam, Gans had escaped from the Netherlands to Switzerland with his wife in the summer of 1942. The Committee mainly dealt with offering assistance (by sending parcels of food and medicine) to deportees from the Netherlands i...

  10. Survey of the situation in various countries as reported in the Nazi press in the Balkan countries and Switzerland, with emphasis on the situation of the Jews, August-September 1942

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • צרור רשימות - חומר להרצאה בדבר מצב היהודים בארצות הכבוש הנאצי - מס. 3

    Survey of the situation in various countries as reported in the Nazi press in the Balkan countries and Switzerland, with emphasis on the situation of the Jews, August-September 1942 Poland: Information regarding the economic situation in Poland; changes in the situation of industry and agriculture in Poland since the Nazi occupation and expulsion of the Jews; introduction of German settlers and modern technology; transition to agricultural cooperatives and obligation to turn over agricultural produce to the authorities; establishment of the Estonian Legion, which will fight alongside the Ge...

  11. Documentation of the Central British Fund

    The documentation covers the period from the end of the war until after 1960 and primarily relates to Jews displaced during the war. There is also documentation regarding activities in other countries as well as problems related to Eretz Israel and the creation of the State of Israel in the Record Group. The documentation in the Record Group describes the efforts that were made to evacuate Jews from Nazi-controlled Europe, 1933-1944, the subsequent care of these refugees, post-war reparation, the impact of the Holocaust on the Zionist movement, and many other issues. The archive is all the ...

  12. Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, January 1946

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • ועדת - ההצלה של הסוכנות היהודית לארץ-ישראל ,ביולטין, ינואר 1946

    Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, January 1946 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Reports regarding the help given by Dutch people to Jews during the war; - Reports regarding displays of antisemitism in the Netherlands after the liberation; - Excerpts from letters, dated November-December 1945, containing information regarding the state of Jewish refugees in Poland and Switzerland aft...

  13. Leni Yahil Personal Archive: History of the Holocaust, Danish Jewry and the rescue of Danish Jews during the Holocaust, Scandinavian Jewry during the Holocaust and rescue of Jews during the Holocaust

    1. P.49- Archive of Leni Yahil, Holocaust Researcher, 1904-2002

    Leni Yahil Personal Archive: History of the Holocaust, Danish Jewry and the rescue of Danish Jews during the Holocaust, Scandinavian Jewry during the Holocaust and rescue of Jews during the Holocaust File 1 Volume I Die Jodiske Flygtninge (the Jewish Refugees), 1933-1940; Denmark's refugee policy. Volume II Bibliographic lists and newspaper clippings. Volume III Draft of an article regarding the rescue of the Jews of Denmark, 1943; article regarding Werner Best and the "Aktion" against the Jews, by Hans Kirchhoff, printout from Yad Vashem research collection 24; article by Hans Sode-Madsen ...

  14. Reports from meetings of the Union Generale des Israelites de France (UGIF-General Union of Jews in France) Administrative Board and the UGIF Finance Committee regarding the situation of Jews in France; correspondence with the Vichy authorities, 1942-1944

    1. P.7- Archive of Marc Jarblum, Zionist Leader and one of the leaders of the Jewish underground in France, 1941-1967

    Reports from meetings of the Union Generale des Israelites de France (UGIF-General Union of Jews in France) Administrative Board and the UGIF Finance Committee regarding the situation of Jews in France; correspondence with the Vichy authorities, 1942-1944 In the file: Various reports from meetings of the UGIF Conseil D'Administration (Administrative Board) and the UGIF Finance Committee regarding the situation of Jews in France, the fines imposed by the Germans and more. Also in the file: - Correspondence with the Vichy authorities regarding the complete dissolution of the Jewish organizati...

  15. Testimony of Vojtech Dov Glaz, born in Berehovo, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk and in combat in Kiev, Bila Cerkev, Sokolovo and Dukla

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Vojtech Dov Glaz, born in Berehovo, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk and in combat in Kiev, Bila Cerkev, Sokolovo and Dukla Life of a privileged Jewish political group in the Soviet Union, 1939-1941; life of Austrian political refugees in the Soviet Union; situation of refugees after outbreak of war, 1941; role of Jewish volunteers in the foundation of the Czechoslovakian battalion in Buzuluk, 1942; Sokolovo battle, 1943; role of Jewish nurses and doctors; retreat and regrouping in Veseloye; Jews i...

  16. Testimony of Kurt Lanzer, born in Petrkovice, Czechoslovakia, 1928, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, the Panino camp, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk, in combat in Sokolovo, in Sadagura and in combat in Dukla

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Kurt Lanzer, born in Petrkovice, Czechoslovakia, 1928, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, the Panino camp, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk, in combat in Sokolovo, in Sadagura and in combat in Dukla Transfer of Jewish families from Czechoslovakia to Poland, 1939; life of Jewish refugees in Lwow, 1940; deportation; life in Panino, the Soviet family labor camp, 1941; refugees in a kolkhoz, 1942; hardship during transfer to the Czechoslovakian battalion at Buzuluk, 1942; life in the reserve battalion; families of the soldiers; cultural and religious life of...

  17. Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding the situation of the Jews in France including the transfer of relief to the refugee children in France, the coordination of Swiss relief to the refugee children, new instructions by Heinrich Rothmund, and other matter

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding the situation of the Jews in France including the transfer of relief to the refugee children in France, the coordination of Swiss relief to the refugee children, new instructions by Heinrich Rothmund, and other matters, 1944 Notes written by Saly Mayer, 1944, including: - Documentation regarding the situation of the Jews in France; - Documentation regarding Israel Kasztner and the "ARBA" [?] negotiations between SS representatives and Jewish organizations on behalf of the remainder of the Jews in Hungary; - Documentation regarding a report concerning th...

  18. Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding his activities on behalf of the JDC organization in Switzerland and various countries, a diary of telephone discussions, a children's home for refugee children in Versoix, and additional documentation regarding his ac

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding his activities on behalf of the JDC organization in Switzerland and various countries, a diary of telephone discussions, a children's home for refugee children in Versoix, and additional documentation regarding his activities, 1943-1944 Notes written by Saly Mayer, regarding his activities on behalf of the JDC organization in Switzerland and various countries, 1943; Diary [apparently titled "Agenda 1943"], written by Saly Mayer in 1943, including: - Listings of brief telephone discussions with various people regarding the transfer of relief to the Jewis...

  19. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the World Jewish Congress (WJC) Center in New York (Dr. Tartakower, Dr. Goldmann, A. L. Kubowitzky, Miss Ellen Hilb) regarding searching for relatives in Poland and the other occupied countries, sendin

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the World Jewish Congress (WJC) Center in New York (Dr. Tartakower, Dr. Goldmann, A. L. Kubowitzky, Miss Ellen Hilb) regarding searching for relatives in Poland and the other occupied countries, sending parcels of food and South American passports and help to refugees from Poland in Romania, Hungary and Slovakia Also in the file: - Undated draft of a constitution for the Relico organization; - Budget proposal for the WJC Relief Department, 1940; - Four reports regarding relief and rescue activities submitted by Dr. Abraham Silberschein, ...

  20. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) administration in New York regarding returning money to cover expenses for the release of 36 pioneers in Romania

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) administration in New York regarding returning money to cover expenses for the release of 36 pioneers in Romania Incomplete file of correspondence with the JDC administration in New York. Also in the file: - Copy of a letter to the JDC in Paris regarding people in various camps in Germany with an attached list, 03 July 1945; - Copy of a letter from the JDC in New York to the Organization of Former Yugoslavians in the United States regarding relief sent to the Jews of Yugoslavia in Bari, Topusko and ...